BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Westbeth - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Westbeth X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://westbeth.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Westbeth REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T200000 DTSTAMP:20260609T012523 CREATED:20251002T135519Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T132347Z UID:10000852-1761678000-1761681600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Stories Around the Table Losing It DESCRIPTION:Tuesday October 28\, 2025 at 7pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nSTORIES AROUND THE TABLE began many years ago as a Word of Mouth project by Karen Ludwig for actors and writers. Over the years and under her guidance it has evolved into a literary group of women whose stories originate in personal experience and the challenges of that experience. Recently the group began giving annual presentations of their work\, of which this is the 5th or 6th. \nKaren Ludwig’s numerous Broadway credits include Neil Simon’s BROADWAY BOUND\, and THE DEVILS with Anne Bancroft. She appeared in many Off-Broadway performances at The Public Theater and was a member of Andre Gregory’s Manhattan Project. She was in the world premiere of MOONCHILDREN at The Royal Court in London as well as playing Lady McDuff in MACBETH at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival.Karen Ludwig produced and directed UTA HAGEN’S ACTING CLASS; a compelling DVD of her incomparable teacher conducting Master Acting Classes UTAHAGENVIDEO.com. Ms. Ludwig has directed plays for the Theater for the New City\, NYU School of the Arts\, Ensemble Studio Theater\, Circle Rep\, and The HB Playwrights. On TV she is a LAW and ORDER veteran and many other shows. She conducted an acclaimed interview series ABOUT THE WORK with prominent theater people at the New School for Drama where she also taught for many years.\nhttp://karenludwig.com/#actor \nJoyce Aaron\nOboe winner for Acting in a play Acrobatics co written by Luna Tarlo. Original member of The Open Theater\, directed by Joseph Chaikin. Premiered America Hurrah by Jean Claude Van Itallie in New York and at The Royal Court Theater in London. Lived and worked with Sam Shepard on many of his early plays.\nJoan Hall Known for her artwork\, Joan Hall’s collages and assemblages havebeen exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide\, including theCentre Georges Pompidou in Paris\, and the Museo Rufino Tamayo inMexico. She is a winner of the Miriam Chaikin Foundation 2018 awardfor her poetry. Joan’s poetry and collage books\, Journey to Somewhere\,Behind My Mind\, and Rhyme Time are available on Amazon. Joan hasbeen a resident of Westbeth since 1971.\nhttps://www.joanhallcollage.com \nDawn D/Arcy is a writer\, actor and musician notably\, as well as relevantly\, having played bass in fellow writer Diane Spodarek’s Detroit punk band The Dangerous Diane Band. She worked at The Actors Studio with director John Stix as well as with actor/director Estelle Parsons on Yeats translation of Oedipus starring Al Pacino and Dianne Wiest. She is the very proud grandma of Etta Rose and is never\, ever unaware of how lucky and grateful she is to write\, co-create and perform with Karen Ludwig and this brilliant group of artists for the past 20+ years. \nDiane Spodarek is a Canadian American writer and a recipient of artist fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York Foundation for the Arts. \nDale Soules\nis an American actress known for starring in The Messenger\, Sesame Street\, and for portraying Frieda Berlin in Orange Is the New Black from 2014 to 2019. She appeared in the original production of Hair in the role of Jeannie. \nArtwork: “NonFiction” by Christina Maile URL:https://westbeth.org/event/stories-around-the-table-losing-it/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Storeis-aroundSQ-the-Table-Autumn-2025-updated-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251027T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251027T150000 DTSTAMP:20260609T012523 CREATED:20251021T014213Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T132327Z UID:10000863-1761570000-1761577200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Freeze Your Rent SCREE and DRIE programs presentation DESCRIPTION:Click image to enlarge\n Monday October 27\, 2025 at 1pm – 3pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nFree\, All Welcome URL:https://westbeth.org/event/freeze-your-rent-scree-and-drie-programs-presentation/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/SQW-.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251017T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251017T200000 DTSTAMP:20260609T012523 CREATED:20250921T230348Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251026T145633Z UID:10000837-1760727600-1760731200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Creative Ozone: The Artists of Westbeth Book Launch with author Miriam Chaiken DESCRIPTION:Friday Oct 17\, 2025 at 7pm\nWesteth Community\n155 Bank St\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nand a second launch\nWednesday Oct 22\, 2025 at 6pm\nsponsored by Village Preservation\nat Westbeth Community Room\nThis talk will concentrate on the architecture of Westbeth.\nFor more info about this free event Village Preservation \n” From legendary photographer Diane Arbus and conceptual artist Hans Haacke to avant-garde theater pioneers like Joe Chaikin and Gloria Miguel\, Westbeth has nurtured some of the most influential voices in contemporary art. Beyond its creative legacy\, the residence has been a hub for social change. Its artists played leading roles in the anti-Vietnam protests\, LGBTQ+ rights movements\, feminist art collectives\, and urban preservation efforts. \nIn Creative Ozone\, Miriam Chaiken offers a rare insider’s look at this extraordinary community. Drawing on intimate interviews with multiple generations of Westbeth residents\, including those who grew up in the building as “feral children” immersed in art from birth\, Chaiken captures the spirit of a place where creativity and activism are inseparable. She explores how Westbeth artists have weathered gentrification\, economic upheavals\, and major historical events\, from 9/11 and Hurricane Sandy to the ongoing pandemic\, revealing the resilience of this one-square-block artistic village. Blending vivid storytelling with cultural history\, Creative Ozone is a tribute to the artists who shaped\, and were shaped by\, New York City. \nRich with character-driven narratives\, this book will captivate art lovers\, history buffs\, and anyone fascinated by the creative life. Whether you’re drawn to the bohemian legends of Greenwich Vil­lage\, the evolution of urban spaces\, or the intersection of art and activism\, Creative Ozone offers an unforgettable portrait of a community like no other.”\n– Fordham University Press \nMiriam Chaiken\nMiriam’s earlier writing derives from her years of anthropological field research in Africa and Asia\, focusing on poverty and hunger alleviation\, gender equity\, and the welfare of children. She has published many articles and co-edited two books on international development and community resilience. \nAfter extensive research on three continents\, she pivoted to her most eo ic site yet – Greenwich Village in New York. Three members of Miriam’s family were long-time residents of the Westbeth Artists’ Residence\, which opened doors when she turned her anthropological gaze to this community. After three decades of research in villages in sub-Saharan Africa\, she realized that Westbeth is a vertical village\, with all the drama and intrigue of any village. Her book Creative Ozone: The Artists of Westbeth (Empire State Books from Fordham University Press) recounts the history of the Westbeth community\, and focuses on the intriguing characters that called Westbeth home. \nMiriam was formerly Dean of the Conroy Honors College and Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at New Mexico State University. She lives with her husband and fellow anthropologist Tom Conelly in southern New Mexico. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/creative-ozone-the-artists-of-westbeth-book-launch-with-author-miriam-chaiken/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Creative-Ozone-Chaikin-SQ-.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251017T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251031T170000 DTSTAMP:20260609T012523 CREATED:20251017T223447Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251119T195952Z UID:10000859-1760688000-1761930000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Gwynne Duncan and Peter Madden featured in News 12 video about The High Line DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/gwynne-duncan-and-peter-madden-featured-in-news-12-video-about-the-high-line/ LOCATION:Gwynne Duncan Artist Page CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Gwynne-Duncan-on-Highline-web.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251017T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251019T170000 DTSTAMP:20260609T012523 CREATED:20251002T003606Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251019T222527Z UID:10000847-1760688000-1760893200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Open House New York Weekend at Westbeth 2025 DESCRIPTION:Friday Oct 17 Saturday Oct 18 and Sunday Oct 19\, 2025\nWestbeth Artists Housing\n155 Bank Street\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nFREE \n \n FRIDAY OCT 17\, 2025 7pm\nWestbeth Commnity Room\nMiriam Chaikin Book Launch “Creative Ozone – The Artists of Westbeth”\nA rare insider’s look at this extraordinary community. Drawing on intimate interviews with multiple generations of Westbeth residents\, including those who grew up in the building as “feral children” immersed in art from birth\, Chaiken captures the spirit of a place where creativity and activism are inseparable. Link \n \n SATURDAY OCTOBER 18\, 2025 at 7pm\nWestbeth Community Room\nImprov Comedy Show with The Town Criers\nJoin the hilarious improv group THE TOWN CRIERS as they create a comedy show on the spot inspired by the rich history of Westbeth. Improvisers will riff from hidden records\, headlines from the distant past\, and your own stories about life in our community.Starring: Joanna Castle Miller\, Lisa Pertoso\, TJ Del Reno\, and more! Ages 13 and above. \n \nSATURDAY AND SUNDAY 1PM – 6PM\nSelf-guided Open Studios\nLinks to artists:\nFaten Gaddes\, Stephen Hall\, Alexander Berg\, SuZen\, Annie Katzman\, Joan Beard\, Valerie Hallier\,William Kennon\, Karin Batten\, Paul Muranyi URL:https://westbeth.org/event/open-house-new-york-weekend-at-westbeth-2025/ LOCATION:Westbeth Courtyard and Community Room and Studios CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/••OHNY_MKTEVENT-2025_web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251102T170000 DTSTAMP:20260609T012523 CREATED:20250912T155036Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T132245Z UID:10000832-1760014800-1762102800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Whitney Staff Art Show 2025 Artists At WorkClosing Reception Wed Oct 29\, 2025 DESCRIPTION:WHITNEY MUSEUM HIGHLIGHTS THE TALENTS OF ITS\nSTAFF IN ART SHOW AT Westbeth GALLERY \nClosing Reception : Wednesdy Oct 29\, 2025 6:30pm – 8:30pm \nTo start slideshow\, click image\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\nClick image to enlarge\nOctober 9 – Nov 2\, 2025\nThe Whitney Museum’s annual Staff Art Show is free and open to the public\, and all are welcome! \nWestbeth Gallery\n155 Bank St\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nWednesdays through Sundays from 1 to 6 pm. \nThe Whitney Museum of American Art’s annual Staff Art Show returns this fall with Artists At Work\, on view from October 9 through November 2. The exhibition will feature artworks from the Museum’s talented and creative staff on display at Westbeth Gallery\, just a few blocks away from the Whitney. \nFrom its origins in Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney’s Greenwich Village studio in 1914 to its relocation to the Meatpacking District in 2015\, the Whitney Museum has always sought to support living artists at critical moments in their careers. Many of the Museum’s staff members\, who make the Museum’s exhibitions\, programs\, publications\, and day-to-day operations possible\, are artists themselves and participate in the annual showcase. \nFor the eighth year\, the Whitney’s Staff Art Show will be held in a public space\, offering staff an opportunity to share their work and deepen connections with one another as well as a wider audience. This year’s exhibition will include the work of over seventy artists\, presenting a wide range of mediums\, including painting\, sculpture\, drawing\, photography\, printmaking\, collage\, and video\, and reflecting the diversity of artistic practice among the Whitney’s talented staff. \n \n\n\nArtists At Work is organized by Katie Fong\, Curatorial Assistant\, and Antonia Pocock\, Curatorial Assistant\, with colleagues from various departments throughout the Museum. \nThe exhibition is free and open to the public at Westbeth Gallery\, 55 Bethune Street Westbeth main entrance) New York\, NY 10014\, \nPARTICIPATING ARTISTS \n\nStephanie Alifano\nAlyssa Andrews\nMax Rose Bell\nNora Bethune\nLouise Brosnan\nReagan Brown\nJason Buccieri\nKatherine Cheairs\nBeatriz Cifuentes\nHeather Cox\nHenry Culpepper\nScott Davis\nKiera Derrig\nAngela Dizon\nSarah Ehtisham\nMariana Flores\nElisa Flynn\nEve Soleil Frohm\nViridiana Garcia Choy\nJohn Anthony Gaudio\nJesse Gelaznik\nNora Gomez-Strauss\nNicole Grullón\n\n\nAbigail Hack\nEli Harrison\nWilliam Hempel\nAraya Henry\nFelicia Huguley\nJunichiro Ishida\nFransheska Jackson\nEmily Jacoby\nJennifer Jhagroo\nDaniel Kingery\nTom Kotik\nMidrene Lamy\nMatthew Larson\nMeredith Lawhead\nZack Lobel\nIris Ward Loughran\nEleanor Lovinsky\nSean MacDonald\nGenevieve Martinez\nJohn Martins\nElissa Medina\nMarek Milde\nMeer Musa\nWilliam Norton\n\n\nJustin Ortiz\nDominic Pereira\nJason Phillips\nAnna Piwowar\nOlivia Previti\nEliza Proctor\nEmma Quaytman\nVictor Rodriguez-Pagan\nJoshua Rosenblatt\nEmily Roz\nTondaliyah Sackiel\nLisa Saunders\nLaura Schwarz\nElisabeth Skjaervold\nNathan Smith\nNeil Smith\nNatalia Sterling\nJosephine Tam\nAdin Tannin\nJoseph Teliha\nDarlene Thevenin\nKhaleiah Vasquez\nCynthia Laureen Vogt\nAlexa Walkovitz\nMaggie Wei\nJonathan Wenur\nJosh Wertheimer\n\n\n\nPRESS CONTACT \nFor press materials and image requests\, please visit our press site at whitney.org/press or\ncontact:\nWhitney Press Office\nwhitney.org/press\n(212) 570-3633\npressoffice@whitney.org \nABOUT THE WHITNEY\nThe Whitney Museum of American Art\, founded in 1930 by the artist and philanthropist Gertrude\nVanderbilt Whitney (1875–1942)\, houses the foremost collection of American art from the\ntwentieth and twenty-first centuries. Mrs. Whitney\, an early and ardent supporter of modern\nAmerican art\, nurtured groundbreaking artists when audiences were still largely preoccupied\nwith the Old Masters. From her vision arose the Whitney Museum of American Art\, which has\nbeen championing the most innovative art of the United States for ninety years. The core of the\nWhitney’s mission is to collect\, preserve\, interpret\, and exhibit American art of our time and\nserve a wide variety of audiences in celebration of the complexity and diversity of art and culture\nin the United States. Through this mission and a steadfast commitment to artists\, the Whitney\nhas long been a powerful force in support of modern and contemporary art and continues to\nhelp define what is innovative and influential in American art today. \nWhitney Museum Land Acknowledgment\nThe Whitney is located in Lenapehoking\, the ancestral homeland of the Lenape. The name\nManhattan comes from their word Mannahatta\, meaning “island of many hills.” The Museum’s\ncurrent site is close to land that was a Lenape fishing and planting site called Sapponckanikan\n(“tobacco field”). The Whitney acknowledges the displacement of this region’s original\ninhabitants and the Lenape diaspora that exists today. \nAs a museum of American art in a city with vital and diverse communities of Indigenous people\,\nthe Whitney recognizes the historical exclusion of Indigenous artists from its collection and\nprogram. The Museum is committed to addressing these erasures and honoring the\nperspectives of Indigenous artists and communities as we work for a more equitable future. To\nread more about the Museum’s Land Acknowledgment\, visit the Museum’s website.\nImage credit:\nWhitney Staff Art Show. Photo courtesy the Whitney Museum URL:https://westbeth.org/event/whitney-staff-art-show-2025-artists-at-work/ LOCATION:Westbeth Gallery CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Whitney-Staff-show-Sq-2025.png GEO:40.737051566887;-74.009218415339 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251008 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251114 DTSTAMP:20260609T012523 CREATED:20251008T203448Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251206T024200Z UID:10000855-1759881600-1763078399@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Karen Santry Profiles in Art Interview DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/karen-santry-profiles-in-art/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/KAREN-SQ-SANTRY-PROFILE-POSTER.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251007T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251007T210000 DTSTAMP:20260609T012523 CREATED:20251002T105855Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251008T190117Z UID:10000850-1759860000-1759870800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Fix-It Night Don't Trash It Repair It DESCRIPTION:Tuesday Oct 7\, 2025 6pm – 9pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank Street\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY \nBring a lamp gone dark\, too-hot toaster\, wobbly chair\, vacuum sans vavoom or anything needing an expert on the case! \nPlease email: westbethconservation@gmail.com to book a slot. \nOne item per visitor\, please. Suggested donation $5 per repair. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/fix-it-night-dont-trash-it-repair-it/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Fix-It-Night-SQ-Oct-2025.png ORGANIZER;CN="Westbeth Beautification Committee":MAILTO:westbethfleamarket@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251007T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T170000 DTSTAMP:20260609T012523 CREATED:20251008T191429Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T132541Z UID:10000854-1759851000-1761670800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Vado Diomande's West African Dance and Drum Class DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays Oct 7\, 14\, 21\, 28\, 2025 3:30pm – 5:00pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nFREE: All Ages All Levels! \n Click image to enlarge. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/vado-diomande-west-african-dance-and-drum-class/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Vadocopy.jpg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251006T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251006T120000 DTSTAMP:20260609T012523 CREATED:20251002T023052Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251008T190053Z UID:10000849-1759744800-1759752000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Free Flu Shot from Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/free-flu-shot-from-northwell/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/FLU-SQ-SHOT-.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251005 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251015 DTSTAMP:20260609T012523 CREATED:20250928T173105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251018T012336Z UID:10000834-1759622400-1760486399@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Gayle Kirschenbaum Book Launch Bullied to Besties DESCRIPTION:It’s happening! \nNYC launch tickets for BULLIED TO BESTIES: A Daughter’s Journey to Forgiveness are live and Mom and I would love to see you there. \nTuesday October 14\, 2025 at 7PM\n Free \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nPlus other venues: \nReserve Oct 5 — PT Knitwear\nReserve Oct 8 — Bibliotheque \n“Mesmeric… riveting and beautifully wrought.”\n— Publishers Weekly (on BULLIED TO BESTIES) \nEver wished you could rewrite a painful family story—and finally feel free? That’s this book. If you’ve followed us on social\, you’ve seen the joy; what you haven’t seen are the years it took to get there. Mom just turned 102 (!) and we’re celebrating by gathering in NYC. We’d love for you to be in the room. \n \nSunday\, Oct 5 · 3:00–4:30 PM — PT Knitwear (NYC) 180 Orchard Street\, NYC \nModerator: Dr. Pamela Thompson \nAbout our moderator: Dr. Thompson is the therapist Mom and I worked with—the one who helped us crack open decades-old patterns and create real change. It’s a treat: she’s flying in to moderate\, and she’s also an author who wrote Surviving Mama. \nPT Knitwear tickets & bundles: \nGeneral Admission ($5) — applies toward a book or café purchase that night\n📚 Book-Bundle Ticket (Best Option) — includes one copy of BULLIED TO BESTIES (guarantees your copy for the signing; priced at MSRP + tax)\nSigning to follow — books signed must be purchased from PT Knitwear\nReserve PT Knitwear Tickets \nWednesday\, Oct 8 · 6:00–7:00 PM — Bibliotheque (SoHo) 54 Mercer Street\, NYC \nModerator: Amy B. Scher \nAbout our moderator: Amy is the bestselling\, award-winning author of five books on healing\, translated into 20 languages and endorsed by Elizabeth Gilbert and other luminaries. An intimate bookstore–café–wine bar setting with very limited seats (cocktails served). \nSelect your preferred ticket tier (some tiers include a book). \n>Reserve Bibliotheque Tickets \nCan’t attend in person?\nYou can still support launch week and get your copy delivered: \nPre-order the Kindle edition\nPre-order the Paperback \nGayle Kirschenbaum is an Emmy-winning filmmaker\, photographer\, writer\, and coach. Her film LOOK AT US NOW\, MOTHER! premiered on Netflix and has been credited with transforming lives. Her TED talk is “No More Drama with Mama.” Gayle co-authored MILDRED’S MINDSET: WISDOM FROM A WOMAN CENTENARIAN with her mother\, centenarian influencer Mildred Kirschenbaum. Her film A DOG’S LIFE: A DOGAMENTARY premiered on HBO. Gayle and her work have been featured in The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, Shondaland\, The Ethel (AARP)\, and on national television. BULLIED TO BESTIES: A DAUGHTER’S JOURNEY TO FORGIVENESS is her debut memoir. Publisher’s Weekly calls it “a mesmeric memoir… more than a story of trauma–riveting and beautifully wrought.” \nAt 102\, Mildred Kirschenbaum has a zest for life. She is known for her viral life advice\, as written in MILDRED’S MINDSET: WISDOM FROM A WOMAN CENTENARIAN\, which features 20 tips on longevity and living life to the fullest. She is a social media influencer\, sharing her simple yet profound tips for a fulfilling life. Mildred’s positive attitude and love for socializing have endeared her to many\, and her approach to life reflects her belief in enjoying every day. Her daughter\, Gayle Kirschenbaum\, has been instrumental in sharing her mother’s wisdom with the world. Mildred’s remarkable journey and unique perspective on life inspire and uplift readers of all ages. \nGayle and Mildred are influencers on social media. To follow\, go to @glkirschenbaum on Instagram\, TikTok\, and Threads. To read Gayle’s stories\, subscribe to her Substack. To be kept in the know about BULLIED TO BESTIES\, sign up here. For more information\, visit GayleKirschenbaum.com. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/gayle-kirschenbaum-book-launch-bullied-to-besties/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room\, and other venues CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Gayle-Kirschenbaum-SQ-Bullied.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251004T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251011T203000 DTSTAMP:20260609T012523 CREATED:20250922T002759Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251012T183014Z UID:10000839-1759604400-1760214600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Immortals: Film Portraits Presented by Lucille Rhodes DESCRIPTION:Saturday Oct 4\, 2025 at 7pm\nfeatures film portraits of Benny Andrews\, Barton Benes\, and Muriel Rukeyser \nand \nSaturday Oct 11\, 2025 at 7pm\nfeatures Tobias Schneebaum \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nPresenter\, Lucille Rhodes\, Westbeth Photographer and Filmmaker\nLucille’s film on Muriel Rukeyser premiered at the New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center. Her filmed portrait of painter\, Alice Neel\, archived by the Metropolitan Museum of Art\, is currently being screened alongside her recent retropspective (2022) by major museums internationally. \nI would like to invite friends and neighbors to attend the screenings and after share any memories you may have. I knew and loved Barton\, was awed and grateful to Muriel\, met Tobias only briefly through Barton and Benny only in exchanging smiles and weather reports at 9th floor elevator. \nBenny Andrews (1930-2006) artist\nThe Visible Man 28 minutes\nDirected by David Irving; produced by Linda Freeman\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Andrews \nBarton Benes (1942-2012 artist\nNo Secrets (25 minutes)\nDirected by Joe Lovett\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barton_Lidice_Beneš \nMuriel Rukeyser (1930-1980) Poet\nThey Are Their Own Gifts (19 minutes)\nProduced and directed by Lucille Rhodes and\nMargaret Murphy\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muriel_Rukeyser \nTobias Schneebaum (1922-2005 Artist and Anthropologist.\n Keep The River on Your Right 93min\nProduced and Directed by David Shapiro and Laurie Gwen Shapiro.[2]\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobias_Schneebaum \nSponsored by WARC and The Beautification Committee URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-immortals-film-portraits-presented-by-lucille-rhodes/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Captured-Memories-Poster_SQ-for-Print-copy-3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251003T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251003T203000 DTSTAMP:20260609T012523 CREATED:20250921T233342Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T234940Z UID:10000838-1759518000-1759523400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:First Fridays Free Live Music : Emergency Group and Framed Ophelia DESCRIPTION:Friday Oct 3\, 2025 at 7pm\nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nJoin Westbeth Musician Andreas Brade for an evening full of Free Improvised Music touches of ambience\, Jazz Rock\, Electronica\, Krautrock and Free Jazz will feature two Groups \nFramed Ophelia: featuring Walter Horn\, keyboards; Tsuyoshi Honjo\, Saxophone; Peter Evans multi instrumentalist & electronics. \nEmergency Group: featuring Robert Boston\, keyboards; Jonathan Byerley\, guitar; Dave Mandl\, Bass; Andreas Brade\, drums \nWith this event we will celebrate the recording Emergency Group at Westbeth.\nPlease come and join us for an evening of music in the moment\, This is an all age event. \n Bandcamp link Emergency Group\n\nBandcamp link to Framed Ophelia URL:https://westbeth.org/event/first-fridays-free-live-music-emergency-group-and-framed-ophelia/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/first-fridays-Emergency-Group-.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251002T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251002T170000 DTSTAMP:20260609T012523 CREATED:20251002T111540Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251018T012232Z UID:10000851-1759392000-1759424400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Giraudo Sinfonietta Pedro Giraudo Chamber Orchestra DESCRIPTION:Sunday Oct 12\, 2025 at 7pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank Street\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nFREE FOR WESSTBETH RESIDENTS\nGENERAL PUBLIC TICKETS : Eventbrite Giraduo Sinfonietta \nThis event marks the performance of the Giraudo Sinfonietta — a brand-new chamber orchestra dedicated to performing the music of Pedro Girado. This ensemble of 10 extraordinary musicians will bring his compositions to life for the very first time in this format.\n \nPedro Giraudo\nLatin Grammy Award winner bassist and composer Pedro Giraudo is among the most compelling tango artists today. After two decades performing with the most important interpreters of tango\, Pedro Giraudo debuted his own Tango Orchestra at Lincoln Center’s Midsummer Night Swing in July 2015 and since then has become an active cultural ambassador of this beautiful and passionate music of his native Argentina. \nWestbeth Artist Page: Pedro Giraudo\nWebsite Pedro Giraudo URL:https://westbeth.org/event/giraudo-sinfonietta-pedro-giraudo-chamber-orchestra/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Oct-12-SQ-Giraudo-Sinfonietta-@-Westbeth.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251001T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T170000 DTSTAMP:20260609T012523 CREATED:20250912T163821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251018T012255Z UID:10000833-1759305600-1760547600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Learn to Tango! with Leonardo Sardella DESCRIPTION:Click image to enlarge\n\nWednesdays\nOctober 1\, 8\, 15\, 2025\n6pm – 7pm\nFREE \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank Street\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nThis October\, come experience the passion and singular improvisational magic of Tango. In this three class series\, Leonardo Sardella\, an experienced and compassionate teacher\, will guide participants to the nuances of tango’s distinct embrace\, moving partners through walking\, pivoting\, shifting\, turning\, and more with a sensitive connection to music and rhythm. In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month\, WARC presents this unique opportunity to TANGO! \nThe New York Times described Sardella’s dancing as\, “Elegance\, musicality\, romance\, wit and serious glamor.” \nFor more info\, ontact Ellie Kusner Westbeth Performance chair: westbethperformance@gmail.com \nLeonardo Sardella started dancing tango professionally in his hometown of Buenos Aires. He has trained with renowned tango instructors and has performed on the best stages in Argentina with several dance companies: Colon theater and Cervantes theater among others. \nHe moved to New York City in 2011 when he co-founded with Walter Perez Malevaje dance company; and later Friends of Argentine Tango – a non profit organization that brings shows and classes to seniors and schools kids\, working with City Center and performing for the schools at the City Center stage. \nLeonardo has participated in the International Tango festivals worldwide and has performed and DJ in major cities in the United States and in England\, France\, Germany\, Italy\, Switzerland\, Sweden\, Denmark\, Iceland\, Dominican Republic \, Mexico\, Bolivia and Argentina.\nHe ranks very high on the list of the most important Argentine tango dancers and DJ. in the world that are capable of exchanging smoothly and creatively roles of leader and follower. \nHe worked as a jury for the Argentine Tango World Cup and other dance competitions. \nLeonardo was the choreographer of Male Tango\, (IATI theatre) which was recognized with two HOLA (Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors) awards (Outstanding performance in musical theater: Leonardo Sardella – and Outstanding Musical production\, and Two Latin ACE Awards (Asociación de Cronistas de Espectáculos de NY) nominations (Best Director – best choreographer)\nFor the last two years he was also part of Lincoln Center’s Midsummer Night Swing – teaching and performing with renowned Argentine electronic tango band Tanghetto and the típica Messies. \nRecently je opened and directs the NYCity tango school\, in the heart of NYC. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/learn-to-tango-with-leonardo-sardella/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Tango-blue-IG.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T200000 DTSTAMP:20260609T012523 CREATED:20250922T012556Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T000337Z UID:10000840-1759258800-1759262400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:The Cat and The MoonOne Act Play by W B YeatsDirected by Alison Armstrong DESCRIPTION:Tuesday Sept 30\, 2025 at 7pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nWARC Literary Arts presents:\nThe Cat and the Moon by W.B. Yeats\nDirected by Alison Armstrong \nCast:\nTerence Burk: Blind Man\nDennis Fitzpatrick: Lame Man\nBeth Griffith: First Musician\nSusan Hyman: Second Musician\nAlison Armstrong: Third Musician\nSaint Colman: Himself \nMasks by Casey Compton & Ralph Lee\nFlute music: from Moore’s Irish Melodies \nNotes from Alison Armstrong\nImagine a country road in the West of Ireland. County Mayo perhaps. We observe a pair\nof elderly tramps\, the Blind Man who carries the Lame Man on his back for forty years. They\nhave wandered the country roads of the west of Ireland searching for Saint Colman’s Holy Well\,\nwhere they may be healed or blessed.\nWe hear a tension between the two old men who cannot live without one another and yet\ncannot live happily in their codependence. We realize that they evoke any number of\ncodependent pairings—married couples\, children and parents\, warring brothers such as Jacob\nand Esau\, Samuel Beckett’s Vladimir and Estragon\, or Hamm and Clov. Thus this simple story\nof comic irony appeals to the archetype that most of us experience in our own lives.\nYeats’s stagecraft was influenced not only by the classical Greeks but also in certain cases\nby the Japanese forms of Noh and Kyogen that combine the irony of inevitable absurdity and\nprofound suffering\, despair and hope\, rancor and forgiveness. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/the-cat-and-the-moonone-act-play-by-w-b-yeatsdirected-by-alison-armstrong/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Alison-Armstrong-SQ-Cat-and-Moon.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250926T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251019T160000 DTSTAMP:20260609T012523 CREATED:20250923T003411Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251019T222500Z UID:10000841-1758888000-1760889600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Steve Clorfeine and Nat ThomasGoing to Ground Show DESCRIPTION:Sept 26 – Oct 19\, 2025\nOpening Reception: Friday Sept 26\, 2025 4pm – 7pm \nArtUp Margaretville\n746 Main Street\nBinnekill Square\nMargaretville\, NY 12455 \nSteve Clorfeine and Nat Thomas are seasoned artists whose work spans numerous mediums and explorations. This exhibit\, curated by ArtUp Co-Director Patrice Lorenz\, focuses on Clorfeine’s clay and Thomas’s collage. Small hand-built pots\, vases\, containers\, and platters\, all ask to be held to experience the warmth infused by Clorfeine’s eye and touch. Thomas’s collages stem from the joy he finds working in his garden. Borrowing from ephemeral materials\, he “grows” his blooms in paper\, cut and pasted in distinctive arrangements. In this exhibit you can feel the hands of these artists working in and with the earth. \nHours: Fri – Sun 12pm – 4pm \nMore info at: artupmargaretville.com \nartupmargaretville@gmail.com\ninsta: @artupmargaretville URL:https://westbeth.org/event/steve-clorfeine-and-nat-thomasgoing-to-ground-show/ LOCATION:ArtUp Margaretville CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Screenshot-2025-09-21-at-9.31.33-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250920T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250920T210000 DTSTAMP:20260609T012523 CREATED:20250913T150845Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250921T205011Z UID:10000835-1758387600-1758402000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:The Village Trip Open Stage for artists at Westbeth and in the neighborhood DESCRIPTION:Saturday Sept 20\, 2025\n6pm – 9pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nThis is a community-focused opportunity* to share your talents and ideas with the Festival attendees and to represent the amazing artists who live at Westbeth and in the neighborhood. \n*this is a volunteer opportunity (no compensation) \nCall for Artists of all disciplines! \nSaturday\, SEPT 20 (6 ‘til 9 pm) Westbeth’s Community Room will be hosting a Community Hang in celebration of “The Village Trip” with an \nOPEN STAGE – Show up & Sign up!\nPlease email me (Teri Roiger if you would like to present something at this event\, or if you have any questions: teriroiger@gmaiil.com \nWestbeth musicians and friends are particularly invited. \nMORE INFO ABOUT THE VILLAGE TRIP HERE \nNow in its seventh year\, The Village Trip is an annual festival celebrating Culture and Community by sharing Music\, Art\, Poetry\, Spoken Word\, Dance\, Film & Storytelling across Greenwich Village and the East Village from Friday SEPT 19 through Sunday SEPT 28 (2025). You can read more about it here: https://www.thevillagetrip.com/ URL:https://westbeth.org/event/the-village-trip-call-for-artists-of-all-disciplines/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/The-Village-Trip-FLYER-SQ.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250917T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250917T203000 DTSTAMP:20260609T012523 CREATED:20250826T182241Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250921T204853Z UID:10000827-1758135600-1758141000@westbeth.org SUMMARY:GIRAUDO SINFONIETTA Pedro Giraudo Chamber Orchestra celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month DESCRIPTION:Wednesday Sept 17\, 2025 at 7pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank Street\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nTickets: Eventbrite Giraduo Sinfonietta \nThis event marks the debut of the Giraudo Sinfonietta — a brand-new chamber orchestra dedicated to performing the music of Pedro Girado. This ensemble of 10 extraordinary musicians will bring his compositions to life for the very first time in this format. \nMembers of the Giraudo Sinfonietta\nKatie Althen-Velázquez\, flutes\nDjakhangir Khaydarov\, clarinets\nJosh Deutsch\, Trumpet & Flugelhorn\nRyan Keberle\, trombone\nMartha Kato\, piano\nNicolas Danielson\, violin\nJeremías Sergiani Velázquez\, violin\nNardo Poy\, viola\nAmy Kang\, cello\nPedro Giraudo\, bass & compositions \nThis premiere is also a special way to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month\, honoring the traditions and voices that inspire Pedro Giraudo’s work. \nThis project is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) and the Westbeth Artists Residents Council (WARC). \nPedro Giraudo\nLatin Grammy Award winner bassist and composer Pedro Giraudo is among the most compelling tango artists today. After two decades performing with the most important interpreters of tango\, Pedro Giraudo debuted his own Tango Orchestra at Lincoln Center’s Midsummer Night Swing in July 2015 and since then has become an active cultural ambassador of this beautiful and passionate music of his native Argentina. \nWestbeth Artist Page: Pedro Giraudo\nWebsite Pedro Giraudo URL:https://westbeth.org/event/giraudo-sinfonietta-pedro-giraudo-chamber-orchestra-celebrates-hispanic-heritage-month/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GIIRAUDO-SINFONIETTA-SQ.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250909T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250909T203000 DTSTAMP:20260609T012523 CREATED:20250828T142809Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250912T152414Z UID:10000830-1757444400-1757449800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Movie Night: Up in the Air DESCRIPTION:Tues Sept 9\, 2025 at 7pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank Street\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nClick Image to find our more about the film. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-movie-night-up-in-the-air/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/up-in-the-air-SQ-.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250905T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250905T200000 DTSTAMP:20260609T012523 CREATED:20250809T155857Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250912T152447Z UID:10000820-1757098800-1757102400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:First Friday MusicMichael Moss with Roots to Shoots DESCRIPTION:Photo of Michael Moss by Scott Friedlander \nFriday Sept 5\, 2025 at 7pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank Street\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nROOTS to SHOOTS:\nWarren Smith\, Alexis Marcelo\, Adam Lane\, Jackson Krall \nMichael Moss/ROOTS to SHOOTS is a stellar band playing music from the classic bag of modern jazz composers ranging from Eric Dolphy to John Coltrane\, Bill Evans to Duke Ellington\, and original compositions by Michael Moss. Moss (tenor and soprano sax\, bass clarinet\, flute) will be joined by his old buddy Jackson Krall\, Cecil Taylor’s long-time drummer\, jazz icon Warren Smith on vibes\, amazing bassist Adam Lane\, and fantastic keyboard player Alexis Marcelo who will be breaking in Westbeth’s new Baldwin 9 foot concert grand piano! \n“…powerful\, amazing\, unique\, genuinely creative music”\nRon J. Pelletier\, Jazz from Gallery 41\, Berkeley\, CA \nMICHAEL MOSS\nReed player/composer\, Michael Moss has been actively involved in the music scene for many years leading his own musical groups: Bows Ensemble for Strings and Piano\, ROOTS to SHOOTS\, the Accidental Orchestra—a 22-piece renaissance jazz orchestra\, Four Rivers\, and Free Energy. Numerous grants include Meet the Composer\, NYSCA\, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council\, and CREATE Council on the Arts. His record label\, Fourth Stream Records\, has produced multiple LPs\, cassettes\, and CDs including HELIX\, Intervals\, Free Play\, Dream Time\, In Between Gigs\, Pyramid\, Upstream\, Cross Current\, Live at ACIA. Performances and commissions are wide-ranging— Little Island\, Bridge Street Theatre\, Turks and Caicos Arts Foundation\, Isthmus Jazz Festival\, New York Loft Jazz Celebrations\, New York Musicians Festival\, Revelation Gallery\, St John’s in the Village\, Jazzmania\, Studio Rivbea\, Environ\, Joe Lee Wilson’s Ladies Fort\, Central Park Bandshell\, Space For Innovative Development\, Stockton State College\, SUNY at Stony Brook\, and Borough of Manhattan Community College. He curated and performed in Loft in the Sky Jazz Festivals and multiple Westbeth Music Festivals. Collaborations include work with electroacoustic composer James Dashow\, choreographer Judith Moss\, storyteller Regina Ress and playwright Domnica Radulescu. \nMoss composes music reminiscent of different cultures in order to deeply explore cultural traditions without appropriating those cultures\, learning Persian scales of Iran and Iraq\, musical scales of Turkey\, Armenia\, and the Balkans\, Greek modes\, Israeli and klezmer scales\, Japanese and Chinese pentatonic modes\, plus scales and meters used in classical ragas of India so as to get inside the music. He plays non-western instruments\, playing Indian cane flutes he bought in New Delhi\, India\, the Thai khean bought in Bangkok\, Thailand\, plus odd Peruvian pan flutes and penny whistles. \nMoss released records beginning in the 1970 on his independent record label\, Fourth Stream Records\, and produced three lps featuring Four Rivers—Upstream\, Cross Current\, and Live at ACIA. I went on to drop multiple cassettes and cds and digital releases. \nThe latest releases\, beginning in 2015\, feature the New York Free Quartet with pianist Steve Cohn\, bassist Larry Roland\, and drummer Chuck Fertal: Dream Time\, In Between Gigs…Can You Dig?\, and Free Play. He appears with guitarist Billy Stein on Intervals. This year Moss is dropping a 4 cd/digital box set including everything ROOTS to SHOOTS and Ensemble Bows in all of its iterations have recorded entitled Quantum Butterfly. \nMichael Moss holds a Ph.D. in psychology. \nWARREN SMITH\nWarren Smith was born May 14\, 1934\, in Chicago\, Illinois\, to a musical family.[1] His father played saxophone and clarinet with Noble Sissle and Jimmie Noone\, and his mother was a harpist and pianist. At the age of four Smith studied clarinet with his father. He graduated from the University of Illinois in 1957\, then received a master’s degree in percussion from the Manhattan School of Music in 1958. \nOne of his earliest major recording dates was with Miles Davis as a vibraphonist in 1957. He found work in Broadway pit bands beginning in 1958 when he was in the original production of Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story. WIS also played with Gil Evans that year. In 1961 he co-founded the Composers Workshop Ensemble. In the 1960s Smith accompanied Aretha Franklin\, Nina Simone\, Lloyd Price\, and Nat King Cole; he worked with Sam Rivers from 1964–76 and with Gil Evans again from 1968 to 1976. In 1969 he played with Janis Joplin and in 1971 with King Curtis and Tony Williams. He was also a founding member of Max Roach’s percussion ensemble\, M’Boom\, in 1970. \nIn the 1970s and 1980s Smith had a loft called Studio Wis that acted as a performing and recording space for many young New York jazz musicians\, such as Wadada Leo Smith and Oliver Lake. Through the 1970s Smith played with Andrew White\, Julius Hemphill\, Muhal Richard Abrams\, Nancy Wilson\, Quincy Jones\, Count Basie\, and Carmen McRae. Other credits include extensive work with rock and pop musicians and time spent with Anthony Braxton\, Charles Mingus\, Henry Threadgill\, Van Morrison\, and Joe Zawinul. He continued to work on Broadway into the 1990s\, and has performed with a number of classical ensembles. \nSmith taught in the New York City public school system from 1958 to 1968\, at Third Street Settlement from 1960 to 1967\, at Adelphi University in 1970–71\, and at SUNY-Old Westbury from 1971. \nALEXIS MARCELO\nAlexis Marcelo is a pianist who creates a soulful New York City sound. He instinctively delivers a sound representative of a wide range of influences. His training began at the Harlem School of the Arts learning from JD Parran (AACM) and continued at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where he studied composition with Yusef Lateef. \nAlexis Marcelo benefitted greatly from growing up in New York City as a black Latino. He was exposed to Hip Hop\, Rock\, Salsa\, Merengue\, and Gospel music. His studies led him to the greats in African American music where he fell in love with Thelonious Monk\, John Coltrane\, Miles Davis\, and Wayne Shorter. \nThe unique sound of Alexis Marcelo comes from all of these influences and aims to capture the soulful expression of man. He’s performed overseas and domestically at various festivals and prestigious venues. They include the North Sea Jazz Festival (Holland-Yusef Lateef)\, the Detroit Jazz Festival (Yusef Lateef)\, Etnafest (Italy-Yusef Lateef)\, Mediawave Festival (Hungary-The Hub)\, Alice Tully Hall in New York City as well as multiple tours to Germany\, Poland\, United Kingdom\, and Denmark. \nHe has also recorded multiple albums with former professor and mentor Yusef Lateef. He has just recorded his first album (coming out in 2019) and can be heard on current recordings with Adam Rudolph’s Go Orchestra & Moving Pictures\, and a new recording with Malcolm Mooney (Can). Alexis Marcelo is a very unique pianist who looks to provide a soulful experience. \nADAM LANE\nComposer/Bassist\nBy combining a disparate set of influences into a unique and personal improvisational voice\, Adam Lane has become recognized as one of the most original creative voices in the New York improv scene. He is the leader of several different ensembles that perform his original creative music compositions. His most recent projects include The Adam Lane Trio\, featuring legendary reedist Vinny Golia\, Four Corners\, a co-lead ensemble with reedist Ken Vandermark\, The Full Throttle Orchestra (both West and East coast versions)\, formed to perform Lane’s large group music for improvising orchestras\, and an ongoing solo project that combines unique processed double bass improvisations with Lane’s original story telling. Sam Prestiani of Jazziz says of Lane’s writing: “His confidence and confrontational prowess as well as his abiding sense of lyricism and heavy-groove power place him in the lineage of forward-jazz adventurism.”\nLane is the recipient of numerous awards and grants including the Julius Hemphill award for large ensemble jazz piece\, several meet the composer awards\, and a Paternings Scholarship award for study at the Darmstadt School for New Music where Lane studied double bass with Steffano Scodanibbio\, and attended master classes in composition with Karlheinz Stockhausen. \nAs a sideman he has performed with an eclectic mix of musicians\, from tenor great John Tchicai\, to alto iconoclast Richard Tabnik\, to rock legend Tom Waits\, plus Steve Cohn\, Michael Bisio\, Lou Grassi\, Perry Robinson\, Julian Priester\, Blaise Siwula and Burton Greene\, Mark Whitecage and Kalaparush Maurice McIntyre as a co-leader. As a leader he worked with Avram Fefer\, Roy Campbell\, Barry Altschul\, Tayler Ho Bynum. \nJACKSON KRALL\nBorn December 10\, 1949\, Detroit\, Michigan\, growing up there and in Wisconsin. Drummer Jackson Krall has been an active member of the NYC Avant Jazz scene since the mid 1970’s. Mark Hennen and John Blum have been his musical collaborators\, individually and together\, for decades. Jackson has also played drums in performance with high-profile avant jazz musicians such as Bill Dixon\, Alan Silva\, Karen Borca\, William Parker\, J.D. Parran\, Jemeel Moondoc\, Rob Brown\, Steve Swell\, and many\, many more\, as well as choreographers Elaine Shipman and Kay Nishikawa\, and his own group “The Secret Music Society”. He was a frequent drummer of choice for the iconic pianist Cecil Taylor for 20+ years and served on the faculty of Bennington college while under the tutlige of Profs. Bill Dixon\, Milford Graves and choreographer Judith Dunn\, just prior to moving to New York in 1975. In the 1980’s he was a founding member of the largest of its kind in NYC\, Empire Loisieda Escola de Samba. He is also known as a maker of drums\, bells\, and other instruments and has created a series of sound sculptures dedicated to the memory of Sun Ra. \nm2moss11@gmail.com\nwww.m2Theory.com\nhttps://michaelmoss.bandcamp.com \nFirst Fridays Music is a curated free monthly live music event open to the public and is sponsored by the Westbeth Artists Residents Council and Westbeth MusicWorks. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/first-friday-musicmichael-moss-with-roots-to-shoots/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Michael-Moss-Instagram-Post.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250904T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250927T170000 DTSTAMP:20260609T012523 CREATED:20250806T183557Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T000124Z UID:10000818-1756972800-1758992400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:iManifest Multi-disciplinary Visual Art Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Artist Olivia Gossett-Cooper speaks about the iManifest Exhibit\n \nArtist Olivia Gossett=Cooper speaks about her piece in the iManifest exhibit\n \nClick on Image to start Slide Show\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\nClick image to enlarge September 4 – September 27\, 2025\nOpening Reception Thursday Sept 4\, 2025 at 6pm – 8pm \nWestbeth Gallery\n55 Bethune Street\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nBringing together UK and US artists at this time of global unrest and uncertainty.\niManifest interrogates the concept of manifestation on many levels\, focusing on multiple dualities which exist on a continuum of nothing-to-something; real-to-fake; physical-to-AI; sub-conscious-to-conscious; sticky floor-to-glass ceiling. To reflect this blurring of percep-tions & boundaries\, many of the works contain dream-like qualities reminiscent of a kind of ‘new surrealism’. \nThis exhibition plays with the ‘existential’ hanging in the air. One American writer of Mark Fraser-Betts’ acquaintance asserted that the universe is currently undergoing a cosmic cycle that is beyond our comprehension. So\, in reflecting the incomprehensible\, what col-lective identity can the artists in this show share? Despite\, or maybe because of the chal-lenges of this shifting landscape\, all of the artists in this show strive to maintain the au-thenticity of their artistic endeavours while remaining playful and inquisitive. \nWe warmly invite you to attend the exhibition. \nJess Parnell (UK)\nhttps://www.instagram.com/jess_parnell_arty/ \nJodi Gerbi (US)\nhttps://www.instagram.com/jodigerbi/ \nKirsty Harris (UK)\nhttps://www.instagram.com/kirsty_harris_art/ \nMark Fraser-Betts (US/UK)\nhttps://www.instagram.com/markfb_studio/ \nOlivia Gossett Cooper (US)\nhttps://www.instagram.com/oliviagossettcooper/ \nPerdita Sinclair (UK)\nhttps://www.instagram.com/perditasinclair/ \nContact: perditasinclair@hotmail.com\nDM https://www.instagram.com/perditasinclair/ \nPoster Image: :”George” by Kristy Harris\, which will be in the show. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/imanifest-multi-disciplinary-visual-art-exhibition/ LOCATION:Westbeth Gallery CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/wensite_digflyer_Kirsty-Harris_George_Cropped_edited-2.jpg GEO:40.737051566887;-74.009218415339 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250821T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250821T200000 DTSTAMP:20260609T012523 CREATED:20250820T190919Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T182518Z UID:10000821-1755802800-1755806400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Movie Night: RRR DESCRIPTION:Thursday Aug 21\, 2025 at 7pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank Street\nenter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nClick image to learn more about the film URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-movie-night-rrr/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Westbeth-MOVIE-RRR-BIG.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250816T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250816T170000 DTSTAMP:20260609T012523 CREATED:20250728T005343Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250820T185650Z UID:10000815-1755342000-1755363600@westbeth.org SUMMARY:West Village Community Blood Drive at Westbeth DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/west-village-community-blood-drive-at-westbeth/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Blood-Drive-SQ-August-16-2025.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250808T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250824T170000 DTSTAMP:20260609T012523 CREATED:20250704T192906Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T025650Z UID:10000808-1754640000-1756054800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Lucienne Weinberger: A Life of Art DESCRIPTION:The Westbeth Gallery is pleased to present a retrospective exhibition of paintings\,\nmixed-media collages and sculptures by the late visual artist Lucienne Weinberger\n(June 23\, 1942\, October 22\, 2024). \nThe show is curated by Valérie Hallier. \nLucienne dedicated her entire adult life to making and teaching art.\nWhile attending Sarah Lawrence college\, she was introduced to the art of Japanese\nwoodcut. Upon graduation\, she left for Paris\, France\, where she lived for six years\nlearning to paint and speak French fluently. In Paris\, she met and married French artist\nJean-Marie Haessle. Together they immersed themselves in the Paris art world before\nmoving to Manhattan. After separating from her husband\, she lived in Westbeth Artist\nHousing for fifty-four years. During this time\, Lucienne Weinberger has exhibited her\nartwork in numerous galleries in the Catskills and at Westbeth.\nLucie spent many years teaching in independent schools in Manhattan\, including Bank\nStreet Children’s School and later at City and Country School. She had a special gift\nwith young children and was attuned to their innate creativity\, which also was a hallmark\nof her own art.\nExperimenting and following her interests for spirituality and gardening teamed with her\nnatural intuitive and playful hunches lead Weinberger to create an abundance of color\nrich paintings\, drawings\, sculptures\, mixed-media collages and relief wall constructions\,\nspanning six decades. \nIn Lucie’s own words:\n“The underlying intention in my art is to experience\, full engagement in the process\,\nalong with the adventure of discover in the doing of it\, to communicate that in the work\nitself\, and share it with the viewer.\nI approach my work in a spontaneous and unpremeditated way I see it is an adventure\,\nleaving me open to surprise\, the delightfully unexpected\, the coming together of\nelements which could not have been thought through\, but which are arrived at by\nexperimentation. Work begins with a choice of an element (a color\, shape\, piece of\nwood\, etc). The initial step triggers associations which leads to an improvisational\nresponse\, a dialogue of sorts between visual elements and my own creative process.\nEach piece is elaborated until a satisfying resolution occurs.” \nPlease join us for the opening reception of “Lucienne Weinberger: A Life of Art” with an\nopening reception on Friday August 8th\, 2025 and a closing on Sunday August 24th\,\n2025\, from 6-8PM.\nLucienne Weinberger’s website: https://www.luciennew.com/\nPlease contact westbethgallery@gmail.com for any questions or inquiries. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/lucienne-weinberger-a-life-of-art/ LOCATION:Westbeth Gallery CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/LucienneWeinbreger_1080.jpg GEO:40.737051566887;-74.009218415339 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250801T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250801T200000 DTSTAMP:20260609T012523 CREATED:20250722T011204Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250806T181327Z UID:10000812-1754074800-1754078400@westbeth.org SUMMARY:First Friday Music: David Victor Gospel\, Worship and Praise DESCRIPTION:Friday August 1\, 2025 at 7pm\nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank Street\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nDavid Victor gospel singer\nCarlyle George piano\nSophia Victor will paint\, live\, throughout the show \nDavid Victor is a commanding force in gospel and soul music\, with over 25 years of vocal mastery that has carried him from the church pews of New York to stages shared with legends like Stevie\nWonder\, Donnie McClurkin\, Chris Brown\, and Jay-Z. Known for his rich tone\, fearless storytelling\, and healing sound\, David blends raw anointing with professional precision. Whether directing choirs\, coaching rising talent\, or creating timeless music\, he brings heart\, honor\, and heaven to every note. His voice is not just heard – it’s felt.\nInstagram: @davicmus \nSophia Victor is an artist and art therapist\, and teaches at the School of Visual Arts. She resides in NYC with her husband and son. \nFirst Fridays of live music is free and open to the public is presented by Westbeth MusicWorks and WARC Performing Arts Chair. URL:https://westbeth.org/event/first-friday-music-david-victor/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/David-Victor-2Instagram-Post-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250727T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250727T203000 DTSTAMP:20260609T012523 CREATED:20250722T003150Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250728T005451Z UID:10000811-1753642800-1753648200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Movie Night: Dr Strangelove DESCRIPTION:Sunday July 27\, 2025 at 7pm\nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank Street\n(enter through courtyard)\nNew York\, NY 10014 \nClick image for more info about film URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-movie-night-dr-strangelove-2/ LOCATION:Westberth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Dr-Strangelove-SQ-1-e1753144286177.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250727T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250727T203000 DTSTAMP:20260609T012523 CREATED:20250716T232434Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250716T232643Z UID:10000810-1753642800-1753648200@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth Movie Night Dr Strangelove DESCRIPTION:Sunday July 27\, 2025\nat 7pm \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank Street\,\nNYC \nFree \nClick Image For Info about the Film URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-movie-night-dr-strangelove/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250715T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250715T170000 DTSTAMP:20260609T012523 CREATED:20250511T194852Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250521T121526Z UID:10000772-1752566400-1752598800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:Westbeth GalleryOpen Call 2026 Exhibition Proposals DESCRIPTION: URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westbeth-gallery-open-call-2026-exhibition-proposals/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:non-event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/gallery-open-call-sq.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250711T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250711T203000 DTSTAMP:20260609T012523 CREATED:20250620T010756Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250716T214428Z UID:10000802-1752260400-1752265800@westbeth.org SUMMARY:First Friday LIve Music : Eve Zanni Quartet Angels and Ancestors DESCRIPTION:Friday July 11\, 2025\n7pm\nFree\n  \n\n\n  \nWestbeth Community Room\n155 Bank St\nenter through courtyard\nNew York\, NY\n  \n\n \nClick to enlarge \nThe Eve Zanni Quartet presents “Angels and Ancestors”...original compositions\, jazz standards\, songs from ancestral stories and traditions” with Isaac Raz\, piano\, Yoshi Waki on bass and Andreas Brade on drums and percussion special guests; followed by Sing Along with The Bliss Singers! \nEve Zanni is an original jazz voice\, warm and expressive with a sensual musicality…traversing the primal depths of great jazz standards and original compositions in a blend of her unique arrangements that embrace classic jazz\, Brasilian\, Afro-Cuban\, Celtic and Middle-eastern rhythms….all sung with passion and romantic soul. Eve also tours\, records\, in the U.S.\, the Caribbean and Europe. .Westbeth Artist Page \nGerman born drummer\, educator and composer Andreas Brade has been a professional drummer for over 30 years. With an open mind he has found himself over the years in many different musical situations\, “the good and the bad” and many lessons learned. Andreas has performed and recorded nationally and internationally with many different Jazz\, African\, Afro Caribbean\, Gospel\, Rock\, R&B\, and Improvisational Artists at venues and festivals such as the Montreal Jazz Fest\, Kennedy Center\, Boston Symphony Hall\, NJPAC\, the Blue Note\, the Apollo Cafe and many more\,\nWestbeth Artist Page \nIsaac Raz After graduating from Berklee College of Music\, Isaac returned to New York where he became active in performing\, arranging\, and production\, working with Jazz and Pop greats\, and composing the score for an Emmy winning television film. In addition to teaching\, Isaac continues to regularly compose and perform\, and has developed expertise in a broad range of instruments and as a vocalist.\nWebsiteWebsite \nYoshi Waki Born in Fukuoka\, Japan\, Yoshi attended Berklee College of Music in Boston to pursue a carreer in music. Starting from the National Tour Company of Fosse\, tours has taken him to many parts of the world over the years. Based in New York City for the past 20 years\, Yoshi have worked with The Artie Shaw Orchestra\, Chihiro Yamanaka\, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown\, Dan Zanes and Friends\, Deborah Harry\, Freddie Cole\, Harry Whitaker\, Kenia\, Paquito D’Rivera\, Randy Johnston\, Shunzo Ohno\, Travis Sullivan’s Bjorkestra\, William Galison among others.\nAmong the numerous recordings he did\, Catch that Train! (Dan Zanes and Friends) won the 49th Annual Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children\, and After Hours (Chihiro Yamanaka) won the 23rd Japan Gold Disc Award for Jazz Album of the Year.\nWebsite URL:https://westbeth.org/event/first-friday-live-music-eve-zanni-quartet-angels-and-ancestors/ LOCATION:Westbeth Community Room CATEGORIES:past-events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westbeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Eve-Zanni-Instagram-Post.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR